Connect any XLR mic to iPad or iPhone for Amazing Audio - the easy way.

[@CourseBuildersAcademy]

The easy way to connect any XLR mic to your iPhone or iPad and get amazing audio direct from your IOS device

[@ruthinibi]

I thought about the same thing too

[@justforthetv]

Lol right.

[@Herbsus]

thank you thank you thank you thank you you're the only person on youtube who not only explained this perfectly but was easy adn straight to the point to understand

[@CourseBuildersAcademy]

Thank you!

[@VoicesofTania]

Omg this is what I've been looking for!! My poor XLR mic has been sitting abandoned in favour of my USB mic for so long!! I just hope this works just as well for Android 🤞 You've just saved me a buttload of money!

[@princeagba1105]

man this gentleman talks and pauses exactly like my dad. I damm near said yes sir after very sentence. Setting up this exact set up for a podcast and this video was helpful.

[@y-yhzan5486]

YOUR ACCENT IS SO AMAZING AND BEAUTIFUL 😭😭❤️❤️

[@CourseBuildersAcademy]

Thank you

[@stevensonrf]

Leave to a Scotsman to find the real working solution! Thanks! Your video was the one that helped me connect my SM7b to my iPhone 13. Much appreciated!

[@CourseBuildersAcademy]

Excellent!

[@FlorentlynnOfficial]

Thanks for this awesome video man! Was just wondering, which mic are the best to sing on an iPad according to you, XLR or USB mic?

[@CourseBuildersAcademy]

It depends on budget really. XLR mics give you more control but cost more and are more complex when you start to run the audio through processing devices like the the DBS 286s. If I was starting here's what I would do, I would start with a mic like the Yeti and you can now download an App from the makers of the Yeti ( www.bluemic.com/en-gb/products/blue-voice/ ) to help dial in the settings. I would get some acoustic panels and improve the quality of the room. What you'll find with mics is to get audio 10% better you've got to spend 200% more. Get going with a Yeti and then when you're budget allows go for something like the AKG 414 which is a really nice XLR mic - but you'll need to use a DBS 286 too. A friend of mine as a really good channel on Audio ( Curtis Judd ) check out his channel kzbin.info/door/9Tyxi96fEu0ho4mlxOEdOQ

[@larrykent9821]

Great video. Thanks for being so thorough and clear.

[@CourseBuildersAcademy]

My pleasure!

[@Blancoalodah]

So so so so thankful to give me high quality that i tired much to have like it

[@EricThump]

Awesome vid, exactly the information I was looking for. Thank you.

[@thekoustubh08]

if i plug in lightning earpods in the adaptor as my monitor headphones, would i be able to record through the xlr mic and listen through my earpods?

The question is, what happens to the audio quality, after transferring it via so many intermediaries. USB hub, USB adaptor, and so on. The USB hub has its own power, that means electricity (which can create noise), and the USB adaptor is also used for charging the device. Where is the benefit of using an XLR? I better feel like buying a USB mic. Or? Convince me otherwise. Great video by the way :)

[@TotallyOther]

the adapter shown at 1:54 is different from the one shown doing the actual connection at 2:20. did the first adapter not function properly?

[@CourseBuildersAcademy]

they both work just fine, that was the one that I picked up and used. So long as you get the Apple ones you'll be all good

[@srishbish]

Thank you!!! About the only useful video I found about how to to do this! And it works!!

[@weirdwalkingdeadtheorys370]

Do I need to charge my iPad Pro while using Scarlett and all because the power hub doesn’t have usb c port to charge it simultaneously

[@Yaspippo]

Thank you for the video! A question please, is it possible to connect the mic directly to my iPhone through lightning cable? Or do i need an interface between them?

[@CourseBuildersAcademy]

I did a video on that: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aqbGnJ9qrsiUatE

[@Paul-e2j]

Hi Andrew I liked your video. do you have one to address what happens when you want to lay a vocal track over some music on GarageBand? My mic works up until I connect my Bluetooth headphones. I can have a microphone OR headphones but not both at the same time.

[@lucaslonghurst]

Thanks for the tutorial. If you wanted to hear audio from a phone call for example would you plug your headphones into the Focusrite or would you have to connect them to the iPhone? Thanks

[@Colombo5218]

Excellent! Great presentation. Many thanks and best wishes.

[@dry509]

Does Zoom on a regular IPad with lightning connecter support an external Mike even it is an xlr Mike plugged into an interface like you described in this video?

[@brayke7647]

It works for me but the audio is super overdrives for some reason. Do you know why this is? I have to turn everything down so much I can’t hear myself in my headphones

[@coursedesign8312]

Common problem. Turn down the level setting as close to your mic as possible, then move to the software and its level setting, and finally turn up the Mac/PC/… system sound level. If needed, you can then turn up the levels carefully at each level. HTH.

[@PEDANTSENOR]

how to use external mic and wireless headphone simultaneously in a ipad for gaming?

[@joepinojazz]

Great video! Exactly what I’ve been trying to do. What’s the recording app you’re using that you’re recording into on your iPad?

[@CarsonNoC]

garageband o

[@danielcancelinha]

What is the software you used to record??

[@CourseBuildersAcademy]

This is the software I use bit.ly/3pTMBfT it’s called ECamm and it’s really good ( Mac only )

[@JBarber117]

Great video. Super helpful! One issue I’ve been running into is that I can only get it to record in Mono. Is there a way to make this setup record in stereo?

[@CourseBuildersAcademy]

If it's coming out of a focusrite it likely will be in mono, I've tried to find a way around this, but I just fix it in post - like you I would love to fix it and I'm sure there is a hack you can use, I'll try and look into it at some point

[@TanjilIMetalhead]

I have a evo 4 interface and a condenser mic . The same process will work for them as well ? Please let me know

[@CourseBuildersAcademy]

It should work just the same

[@karan_parmar_rami]

I have Teyun Q12 2 channel mixer so can i connect with iphone same way?

[@guilladogui8259]

Do you know how to do it with an Apollo interface?

[@Sherif_fares]

i have a one problem and i need your kind support when i put th USB cable from audio interface to USB hub then i plug the USB hub to the adapter then i try to record i found that it take the audio from mobile mic not the rode pod mic

[@ndokariaboki2349]

Thank for the video. It’s very useful.

[@chadtaylor1741]

would this work on bandlab?

[@GuitarSongsMasters]

Really helpful man, thanks!

[@CourseBuildersAcademy]

Glad it helped! Thank you for the comment.

[@LSWHP]

Can I connect two XLR microphones to my iPhone using an audio interface and record videos with audio?

[@CourseBuildersAcademy]

You can, but you're going to have to likely use a mixing desk and you may need to figure it out, I've never done that to a iPhone

[@azharitaja]

hi this is my step 1. usb hub to main 2. plug soundcard (behringer umc 202)to usb hub to draw power from main 3. open garage band 4.connect usb from usb hub to my iphone through adapter 5. and its not connected when i use usb mic using usb to lightning it connected when i open garageband, but i sidnt get connected message when i try using your step how to make it work?

[@conscience580]

what is that focusrite device?

[@CourseBuildersAcademy]

That is a 2i2

[@Brawlholic]

This video is brilliantly done well 👍🏻

[@CourseBuildersAcademy]

thank you

[@CarolynEternalSoul]

I found this video very helpful! I do have a question, When I have used this technique, I notice that the audio comes out only through one headphone or just "left output" i have a focusrite 2i2 to the adapter to my phone. When I have uploaded video to youtube or been live on tiktok, people mention to me that the audio only comes from one headphone. Is there a way to fix this?

[@CourseBuildersAcademy]

That is what happens when you use an audio interface directly into a computer, if you google it you'll see lots of people ( including me have to deal with this ). All I do is turn the audio from Stereo to mono in Adobe Audition or any other audio editing program, you can also do this in Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro or Davinci. There are other ways around it, but that's how I do it and it only takes a couple of seconds.

[@CarolynEternalSoul]

@@CourseBuildersAcademy Thank you for your time in answering this! I understand how to fix it when recording into something like audacity. Where my trouble lies is recording from my camera app on my iphone with my xlr mic. So I wasn't sure if there was a way to create a mono track from focusrite directly to iphone camera app to eliminate the "left ear only" problem. I use the apple camera adapter piece to connect the focusrite to my iphone. So this question is more about recording with my xlr mic directly on my iphone camera app and then uploading that video from my phone to YT with a mono track ability. No outside editing programs. Thank you so much for your time!

[@CourseBuildersAcademy]

You would have thought in this day and age they would have an option you could select to change it to Mono, but no, there are ways you can do it live but they are quite technical. I've been looking on and off for a simple solution myself for a while. I'm going to have a think to see if I can come up with a workaround, it's bugging me again now.

[@CarolynEternalSoul]

@@CourseBuildersAcademy thank you for taking this topic into consideration! I have spent HOURS ON HOURS trying to find a solution and still I am unsure. Lol.

[@CourseBuildersAcademy]

@@CarolynEternalSoul my friend Curtis Judd who runs a KZbin channel on audio will know for sure, I’ll hit him up and ask him

[@TahoeTelecaster]

Great video! Question ... I'm making music vids of me playing along to a backing track. I do have a Focusrite Solo. Both my guitar and the speakers are connected to the Solo. My plan is to record my play along with the backing track on an iPhone. Would I also need an iRig for this? Thinking maybe I have to use my Shure sm57 to record from the amp as well as what is coming from the speakers instead? Then upload to Audacity to tweak it. I'm a bit new to this so any help is appreciated.

[@CourseBuildersAcademy]

Am not sure, the Focusrite solo is limited in what you can do, I think you may need some extra equipment, but I’m not sure what since it’s not something I’ve done

[@cvictor1126]

I have an Elgato Wave XLR interface going to my Mac, and would like to use a Shure SM7B to connect it to my iPhone, how would you suppose this might be done?

[@CourseBuildersAcademy]

Just the same as I did with the Focusrite, connect the USB from the wave to the Apple adaptor

[@LWilliamsss]

Thank you Andrew!!!

[@CourseBuildersAcademy]

my please

[@calvin645]

I am using the same idea you just showed in this video, connected my external microphone to ssl +2 interface and plugged in the usb hub cable using Apple lightning camera adapter to connect to my ipad but I can hear both side of my headphone speaker but my audience only can hear me one side (left side) of their earphones speaker!!!! I don’t know why? Trying to find the problems, but still can’t find anyone to help me out with this issue!!! I am stuck in this situation and not sure what to do?😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@CourseBuildersAcademy]

Are you live or are you recording the audio, how you fix it depends on which you are doing

[@calvin645]

@@CourseBuildersAcademy ohh hi. I am using all this equipments for singing, the singing Application name call (WESING) it kinda same as a singing Application call (Smule Karaoke Music Studio) the differences in between this two App is, the (WESING ) App can do Livestream and have KTV rooms to let us singing along with friends in the KTV rooms. I can hear both side of my headphone When I started to sing a song in the KTV room I can hear both side of my headphone/ recording song/ or talking with friends but not in the other side who is listening to me talking, They only can hear me One side of the headphone when I talking with friends in the KTV rooms...and this issued only happened when I am talking not when I am singing!! My English not good, but hopefully you understand my writing here..🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗 Thank you for helping in advance. Calvin😀😀😀😀

[@calvin645]

@@CourseBuildersAcademy by the way, WESING App only for Android phones or iPhone and iPad users only. It doesn’t available for Windows Pc or Mac iOS

[@rtholman83]

How would I get reverb and sound effects?

[@CourseBuildersAcademy]

You would need to connect a mixing desk to your iPad a lot of them have built in SFX like the yamaha mg10xu or the rodecaster pro

[@rtholman83]

@@CourseBuildersAcademy I have an iPhone, but I was just looking at that at guitar center last week that’s perfect

[@CourseBuildersAcademy]

@@rtholman83 The Yamaha is the one that I have and it's a nice unit at the right money. The Rodecaster Pro has a lot of bells and whistles and is aimed more towards podcasters, live webinars and content creators

[@rtholman83]

@@CourseBuildersAcademy Won’t I also have to get an. IRIG

[@tellmeatruecrimestory]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@whinter808]

does this work with using ONLY the iPhone camera video app? (not GarageBand etc)

[@CourseBuildersAcademy]

Once you've connected the mic it will work with any app.

[@whinter808]

@@CourseBuildersAcademy thank you, yes I got it to work / record….however I’m only able to get the external microphone audio coming out of the left side of the headphones… I understand that if you use a DAW or GarageBand you can switch it to mono and have it come out of both left and right. But I’m only using the iPhone camera app to record. Any ideas on how to fix this?

[@TimVigilla]

@@whinter808 Another video I can't find but will link here shows that you should go to the app and right before you record something, that's when you plug it in. Otherwise you may have a problem like the left side only, etc. This should work! Will link the video when I find it in this reply.

[@THEBEARDEDMUKFILMS]

I have IPhone 13 max pro, MVI audio portable interface it’s a small little guy but powerful, and a SHURE SM7B mic, with this connecter I understand it will power my iPhone & Mic, but what will power my MVI audio interface? It doesn’t have a main power source, it plugs into with USB into the computer or such and plugs into the audio interface with a smaller connection…

[@CourseBuildersAcademy]

It doesn't need to have power to the MVI. The focus rite I use in the video doesn't have power, that's why I plug it into a powered USB hub, that's where the MVI will get it's power - as per the video I don't plug the USB hub into the computer.

[@reddolla1211]

What is your mixer is the rodecaster pro 2 and is uses usb c

[@CourseBuildersAcademy]

Nope, that is a Yamaha, but mostly I just use a simple Focusrite. The Rode Pro Caster is a nice bit of kit, but a little bit of an overkill for KZbin videos

[@reddolla1211]

@@CourseBuildersAcademy i spelled everything wrong. I was asking, what If the mixer im using is the roadcaster 2. That takes usb-c then how do i do this.

[@yazzjudyyy]

I’m new to all this so my question is, will it drain my power? I don’t want to cause an outage or mess up my phone lol

[@CourseBuildersAcademy]

No because the mic is not being powered by the phone

[@yazzjudyyy]

@@CourseBuildersAcademy Thank you so much

[@rtholman83]

What about sound effects

[@ProperChaos]

Great video

[@CourseBuildersAcademy]

Glad you enjoyed it - thank you for commenting!

[@red2675]

This doesn't make any sense ...... I hage the audio interface with a xlr microphone... I have a type c port on my phone. If i buy a powered usb hub and plugged the interface into it. How do i connect it to the phone? One side of the cord for my interface is type c the other is usb. I would plug the type c into the interface and thr usb into the powered hub..... So what plugs into the phone??????

[@whoisjoyboy]

power the hub, plug hub into phone, then plug interface into hub. The hub will power the interface.

[@saadalshahranni7117]

what about GOXLR. can work with Ipad